More punishing storms are expected Wednesday less than 24 hours after wild weather ripped through the tri-state on Tuesday, injuring three people in Queens as they were struck by lightning and just days after a rare tornado touched down in the borough. Photos: Lightning Strikes All Over the Tri-State Live Radar: Watch StormTracker 4 as Cold Front Slides in, Bringing Threat for More Wild Weather Although Wednesday's morning commute will be dry, meteorologists are warning of a cold front that will slide through the region during the afternoon, which could trigger nasty storms that could bring gusty winds and heavy downpours. Early sunshine will only be the fuel to the fire for the scattered storms. Check the latest weather alerts here. It stays hot and humid Wednesday, Storm Team 4 says, with highs peaking around 90 degrees. It's expected to be the fourth and final day of the heat wave plaguing the tri-state since Sunday. Find a cooling center … [Read more...] about Storms Continue to Punish Region as Tri-State Has Seen Tornado, Lightning Strikes in Matter of Days
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What are the chances of being struck by lightning and what happens if you’re hit during a thunderstorm?
THUNDER storms and lighting are often a key features of the British summer, especially after heatwaves like we have been experiencing so far this May. It is an often-said phrase, but what are the actual chances of being struck by lightning and how can you avoid it? Here's what you need to know... How likely am I to be struck by lightning? A lightning strike is when an electric discharge from the atmosphere is sent down into an earth-bound object. Most lightning strikes do not touch humans and the odds of being struck by lightning are very low. In fact the chances of being struck by lightning are 300,000 to one and it is estimated that around 24,000 people are killed each year worldwide as a result of lightning. In the UK, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) says that on average three people are killed each year by lightning - making the odds 66 times shorter than the global average. What happens if I am struck by lightning during a thunderstorm? Although … [Read more...] about What are the chances of being struck by lightning and what happens if you’re hit during a thunderstorm?
Lightning Struck Her Home. Then Her Brain Implant Stopped Working.
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Health Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by Trilobites ByVeronique Greenwood May 3, 2018 One stormy afternoon in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, thunder rolled, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, and the television and air conditioner went dark in the apartment of a woman with electrodes implanted in her brain. Lightning had struck the building. But the appliances were not the only things affected. After about an hour, the woman, who had had the electrodes put in five years before to help with debilitating muscle spasms in her neck, noticed her symptoms coming back. When she went to see her doctors the next day, they found that the pacemaker-like stimulator that powered the electrodes had switched itself off in response to the lightning strike. In a study describing these events published Tuesday in the Journal of Neurosurgery, her doctors suggest that … [Read more...] about Lightning Struck Her Home. Then Her Brain Implant Stopped Working.
Firefighters respond to San Antonio blazes sparked by lightning
No one was injured during the fires, officials said. By Jacob Beltran Published 7:51 pm, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', … [Read more...] about Firefighters respond to San Antonio blazes sparked by lightning
Firefighters respond to area blazes sparked by lightning
No one was injured during the fires, officials said. By Jacob Beltran Published 7:51 pm, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', … [Read more...] about Firefighters respond to area blazes sparked by lightning